Get Hands-On With The Sims 3™ Ambitions! - Page 4

thesimling · 09-05-2010, 05:59 PM

Nope

sharkloverplayer · 09-05-2010, 09:36 PM

What time does this event start US time?

EAUK_Aurora · 09-05-2010, 10:17 PM

That would depend where you are in the US.

It starts at 12 noon BST.

As far as photos etc go, you won't be able to take photographs, screenshots or video of the gameplay and screens but you could take pictures of the event itself if you wish

the_understudy · 10-05-2010, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seekhunt

maybe this has been answered but, Will there be any live feed or link to this after?
so us normal mortals can see the whole thing :-D

I believe there is non. But they could take photos, as they said... But i don't know about screenies...

sharkloverplayer · 10-05-2010, 05:00 AM

I live on the East Coast in the Southeast region in the US. I guess it would be the Atlantic region.

the_understudy · 10-05-2010, 07:22 AM

So ha this started? I live in the Philippines and it's already 2:00 PM here. I'm so excited...

EAUK_Aurora · 10-05-2010, 07:28 AM

Not yet. A few more hours to go!

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharkloverplayer

I live on the East Coast in the Southeast region in the US. I guess it would be the Atlantic region.

I'm assuming that you are about 5 hours behind us then so about 7am until 11 or so your time.

Looking forward to seeing those people who will be coming later on

Tilet · 10-05-2010, 12:25 PM

eek its started ^^

Simlish3 · 10-05-2010, 02:32 PM

Good luck to them all! Bet we will have a good old load of reading to do tonight with those questions being answered

Tidus · 10-05-2010, 04:31 PM

Okay so I'd just left the event, it may be still going on, questions please!

thesimling · 10-05-2010, 04:33 PM

How interactive are the new careers?
What new hairs are in the game?
What new traits are there - what do they do (description of them)?
What's the new furniture/plants like?
How is the tattoo system?
Is the Renovation mode good? How have they combined everything together from build and buy?
Is CAS in the game good?
Is Twinbrook a nice town? What style does it follow? Are the new rabbit hole styles more modern?
There has been talks about a consignment store - does it work well?
How does the self-employment work?

If you can answer these questions, it would be really kind! I hope you enjoyed the event

Tidus · 10-05-2010, 06:39 PM

How interactive are the new careers?

- I'd spent my time playing on the investigator, stylist and architect careers. The new careers are fully interactive, there are tons of new objects for each of the "professions" (as they are called in-game) for example there is a large desk to draw up designs for new houses and styles (architecture and sylist). For example, if you are a "Private-eye", you can break into people's homes and snoop around. Dig through their trash and mailbox for blackmail evidence. You will get calls with different job offers, for you to accept them. I also remembered that there's a new teaching career, although I don't think that this is an Ambitions profession.

What new hairs are in the game?
- There is around six hairstyles per gender (not sure how many with hats), most of the female's are shoulder or lower-neck length are kind of wavy. The male's are short and stylish. I like both sets of gender hairstyles.

What new traits are there - what do they do (description of them)?
- There is a new trait named "dramatic" which I gave my stylist, and she pretended to faint on the shop floor, which was quite funny

. I'm pretty sure there's one new trait for each career, although that could be debatable. There's also an "eco-friendly" trait, with new recycling bins to put into your homes, and will get a positive moodlet if they carpool with other sims or take their bike to work/venues. I just remembered another trait; eccentric, this one is for the scientist careers.

What's the new furniture/plants like?
- There are TONS of new objects for the home, including modern and stylish new lounge sets. I'm pretty sure there's about 3 new beds available. OOH, and there's a new laundry system. This is optional, you can put in a washing machine and dryer (or go to the new laundromat in town), and when your sim changes or hops in the shower, they will leave a small pile of clothes on the floor which your sim can pick up and drop into the hamper, washing machine or washing line (for eco-friendly sims). Should you choose to have a washing machine and dryer in your home, your sims will get positive moodlets for each time they do a batch of laundry. There's also a trampoline...which my sim fell off and hurt himself!

.

How is the tattoo system?
- I hadn't played around with the tattoo system much, but Grant did. He showed us where you can put tattoos (there are about ten different places you can put tattoos). You can scale the size and customize them fully. I put a llama tattoo on my first sim's arm.

Is the Renovation mode good? How have they combined everything together from build and buy?
- Renovation mode is just like build/buy mode in my opinion, although you get either interior or exterior design jobs depending on your client. My first job as an architect was to install new windows and doors to fit the inside of the house. Overall I'd say the renovation mode is no different to the buy/build modes, but the gameplay is extremely well put together. Such as taking photos of your projects for your portfolio.

Is CAS in the game good?
- Assuming you're referring to the stylish career, CAS in-game is basically a wardrobe with your customer in. It's just like the normal CAS but you choose outfits and hair. My first job as a stylist was to put together a senior citizen's outfit for a new elder. I'd put a couple of outfits together, but having little to none experience and artistic skill my first customer had stepped down from the block looking like a clown; literally!

.

Is Twinbrook a nice town? What style does it follow? Are the new rabbit hole styles more modern?
- Twinbrook is a huge new town, which had been flooded (if I read the town description correctly this morning), and is now half-swamp half-town. The swampy areas are very dank and misty. The other side of Twinbrook has brand new shops such as the Laundromat, The tattoo parlour and stylist shop and much more. I really enjoyed having a look around Twinbrook, and the place looks really great.
They've also re-done most of the rabbit holes, such as the diner.

There has been talks about a consignment store - does it work well?
- There is a consignment store in-game, although I don't know much more about it. I didn't visit it. Sorry!

How does the self-employment work?
- Grant said something about going to city hall and registering yourself as self-employed, I don't know much more after that. Again, sorry!

thesimling · 10-05-2010, 06:47 PM

No way! Thank you so much for posting these replies - I'm so much more excited. Twinbrook sounds so exciting - much better than it did before! Laundrty sounds fabulous! It sounds, also, very good for the creative careers (a bit worried when I unleash MY clown wrath on the neighbourhood...

)! Really good about the furniture too. Great that we are getting more than 1 or 2 mew hairs!
The private investigator sounded alright, but now that you've described it it will probably be one of the best ones I have played!

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my questions (and in so much detail!)! It's really nice to have some more information after being left in the dark by EA for so long!

Tidus · 10-05-2010, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thesimling

No way! Thank you so much for posting these replies - I'm so much more excited. Twinbrook sounds so exciting - much better than it did before! Laundrty sounds fabulous! It sounds, also, very good for the creative careers (a bit worried when I unleash MY clown wrath on the neighbourhood...

)! Really good about the furniture too. Great that we are getting more than 1 or 2 mew hairs!
The private investigator sounded alright, but now that you've described it it will probably be one of the best ones I have played!

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my questions (and in so much detail!)! It's really nice to have some more information after being left in the dark by EA for so long!

No problem

.

Kittana514 · 10-05-2010, 06:57 PM

Sounds fun and exciting.

I can't wait to see what else was discovered.

Is the portfolio you mentioned like the skill journals?

Tidus · 10-05-2010, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kittana514

Sounds fun and exciting.

I can't wait to see what else was discovered.

Is the portfolio you mentioned like the skill journals?

Nope, it's like a small inventory for snapshots and ideas for your profession, for example once you've completed a look or a new interior design, you go into camera mode and take a picture of it. The pictures will end up in your portfolio which you can show to your new customers and improve your overall score.

Kittana514 · 10-05-2010, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tidus

Nope, it's like a small inventory for snapshots and ideas for your profession, for example once you've completed a look or a new interior design, you go into camera mode and take a picture of it. The pictures will end up in your portfolio which you can show to your new customers and improve your overall score.

Thanks

Tidus · 10-05-2010, 07:03 PM

I also just remembered that Grant Rodiek said that your sims can "woohoo" in the time machine, and if a child is concieved it may come out older (or younger) than your couple! I thought this was such a funny and clever idea.

OH and he also introduced a new "create-a-pattern" feature which can be downloaded sometime in June (or July). This will be a seperate download much like the create-a-world tool. We also saw that you can now pick up and place new empty lots around the neighbourhood, which seemed to have a very positive effect on everyone during the day. I'm pretty sure he said this will also be included in a patch, and not just in the new game.

Hraklis943 · 10-05-2010, 07:06 PM

Tidus thank you so much for your answers!
Haha that trick with the time machine is awesome!
Can you please tell us more about the edit town mode?
How much has it changed?
How the lot placement system works?
Do we have presized lots like in Sims 2? (e.x 20x20 30x30 etc)
Thanks

thesimling · 10-05-2010, 07:07 PM

That's hilarious!

Tidus · 10-05-2010, 07:19 PM

@Hraklis943

I didn't personally check out the new Edit Town, but Grant did show us. And it looks all very easy, I don't think they've changed it that much but they've re-done the pop-up messages and sorted them out into one small box in the corner, with different catagories. Which was a neat tool!

Hraklis943 · 10-05-2010, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tidus

@Hraklis943

I didn't personally check out the new Edit Town, but Grant did show us. And it looks all very easy, I don't think they've changed it that much but they've re-done the pop-up messages and sorted them out into one small box in the corner, with different catagories. Which was a neat tool!

Haha ok thank you

Thats great...
Was it possible to take pictures or not?

Simlish3 · 10-05-2010, 07:27 PM

Hurray!! The laundry system!!

Well done EA! x

Kittana514 · 10-05-2010, 07:28 PM

Oh - I forgot to ask about disasters - did you experience any earthquakes or meteor showers, or did Grant show that?

Tidus · 10-05-2010, 07:32 PM

Hraklis, not of the gameplay, no unfortunately

.

Kittana, Grant told us about meteors (and the new "death by meteor"

) and earthquakes. He showed us a small house fire (what the scale of the event was totally random).

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Simlish3 Forum Junkie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: southampton Age: 23 Posts: 3,984	Good luck to them all! Bet we will have a good old load of reading to do tonight with those questions being answered __________________ Ever walk into a room and wonder why you went in there? That's God playing sims, and he just cancelled your action...

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Tidus Forum Guru Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: A Mental Asylum Age: 17 Posts: 2,426	Okay so I'd just left the event, it may be still going on, questions please! __________________ Why is it that we crave the praise from people who least deserve it?

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sharkloverplayer Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA Age: 45 Posts: 2,513	What time does this event start US time?

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sharkloverplayer Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA Age: 45 Posts: 2,513	I live on the East Coast in the Southeast region in the US. I guess it would be the Atlantic region.

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Tilet Rookie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: UK Age: 19 Posts: 116	eek its started ^^

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thesimling Forum Guru Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Space, Universe 2.09, Milky Way, Earth. Posts: 2,488 Blog Entries: 3	How interactive are the new careers? What new hairs are in the game? What new traits are there - what do they do (description of them)? What's the new furniture/plants like? How is the tattoo system? Is the Renovation mode good? How have they combined everything together from build and buy? Is CAS in the game good? Is Twinbrook a nice town? What style does it follow? Are the new rabbit hole styles more modern? There has been talks about a consignment store - does it work well? How does the self-employment work? If you can answer these questions, it would be really kind! I hope you enjoyed the event __________________ I'm the Simling. I am a small Simaniac. I am concentrated, you could say.

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Tidus Forum Guru Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: A Mental Asylum Age: 17 Posts: 2,426	How interactive are the new careers? - I'd spent my time playing on the investigator, stylist and architect careers. The new careers are fully interactive, there are tons of new objects for each of the "professions" (as they are called in-game) for example there is a large desk to draw up designs for new houses and styles (architecture and sylist). For example, if you are a "Private-eye", you can break into people's homes and snoop around. Dig through their trash and mailbox for blackmail evidence. You will get calls with different job offers, for you to accept them. I also remembered that there's a new teaching career, although I don't think that this is an Ambitions profession. What new hairs are in the game? - There is around six hairstyles per gender (not sure how many with hats), most of the female's are shoulder or lower-neck length are kind of wavy. The male's are short and stylish. I like both sets of gender hairstyles. What new traits are there - what do they do (description of them)? - There is a new trait named "dramatic" which I gave my stylist, and she pretended to faint on the shop floor, which was quite funny . I'm pretty sure there's one new trait for each career, although that could be debatable. There's also an "eco-friendly" trait, with new recycling bins to put into your homes, and will get a positive moodlet if they carpool with other sims or take their bike to work/venues. I just remembered another trait; eccentric, this one is for the scientist careers. What's the new furniture/plants like? - There are TONS of new objects for the home, including modern and stylish new lounge sets. I'm pretty sure there's about 3 new beds available. OOH, and there's a new laundry system. This is optional, you can put in a washing machine and dryer (or go to the new laundromat in town), and when your sim changes or hops in the shower, they will leave a small pile of clothes on the floor which your sim can pick up and drop into the hamper, washing machine or washing line (for eco-friendly sims). Should you choose to have a washing machine and dryer in your home, your sims will get positive moodlets for each time they do a batch of laundry. There's also a trampoline...which my sim fell off and hurt himself! . How is the tattoo system? - I hadn't played around with the tattoo system much, but Grant did. He showed us where you can put tattoos (there are about ten different places you can put tattoos). You can scale the size and customize them fully. I put a llama tattoo on my first sim's arm. Is the Renovation mode good? How have they combined everything together from build and buy? - Renovation mode is just like build/buy mode in my opinion, although you get either interior or exterior design jobs depending on your client. My first job as an architect was to install new windows and doors to fit the inside of the house. Overall I'd say the renovation mode is no different to the buy/build modes, but the gameplay is extremely well put together. Such as taking photos of your projects for your portfolio. Is CAS in the game good? - Assuming you're referring to the stylish career, CAS in-game is basically a wardrobe with your customer in. It's just like the normal CAS but you choose outfits and hair. My first job as a stylist was to put together a senior citizen's outfit for a new elder. I'd put a couple of outfits together, but having little to none experience and artistic skill my first customer had stepped down from the block looking like a clown; literally! . Is Twinbrook a nice town? What style does it follow? Are the new rabbit hole styles more modern? - Twinbrook is a huge new town, which had been flooded (if I read the town description correctly this morning), and is now half-swamp half-town. The swampy areas are very dank and misty. The other side of Twinbrook has brand new shops such as the Laundromat, The tattoo parlour and stylist shop and much more. I really enjoyed having a look around Twinbrook, and the place looks really great. They've also re-done most of the rabbit holes, such as the diner. There has been talks about a consignment store - does it work well? - There is a consignment store in-game, although I don't know much more about it. I didn't visit it. Sorry! How does the self-employment work? - Grant said something about going to city hall and registering yourself as self-employed, I don't know much more after that. Again, sorry! __________________ Why is it that we crave the praise from people who least deserve it? Last edited by Tidus; 10-05-2010 at 07:06 PM.

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thesimling Forum Guru Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Space, Universe 2.09, Milky Way, Earth. Posts: 2,488 Blog Entries: 3	No way! Thank you so much for posting these replies - I'm so much more excited. Twinbrook sounds so exciting - much better than it did before! Laundrty sounds fabulous! It sounds, also, very good for the creative careers (a bit worried when I unleash MY clown wrath on the neighbourhood... )! Really good about the furniture too. Great that we are getting more than 1 or 2 mew hairs! The private investigator sounded alright, but now that you've described it it will probably be one of the best ones I have played! Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my questions (and in so much detail!)! It's really nice to have some more information after being left in the dark by EA for so long! __________________ I'm the Simling. I am a small Simaniac. I am concentrated, you could say.

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Kittana514 Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 18	Sounds fun and exciting. I can't wait to see what else was discovered. Is the portfolio you mentioned like the skill journals?

10-05-2010, 07:03 PM	#93 (permalink)
Tidus Forum Guru Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: A Mental Asylum Age: 17 Posts: 2,426	I also just remembered that Grant Rodiek said that your sims can "woohoo" in the time machine, and if a child is concieved it may come out older (or younger) than your couple! I thought this was such a funny and clever idea. OH and he also introduced a new "create-a-pattern" feature which can be downloaded sometime in June (or July). This will be a seperate download much like the create-a-world tool. We also saw that you can now pick up and place new empty lots around the neighbourhood, which seemed to have a very positive effect on everyone during the day. I'm pretty sure he said this will also be included in a patch, and not just in the new game. __________________ Why is it that we crave the praise from people who least deserve it? Last edited by Tidus; 10-05-2010 at 07:08 PM.

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Hraklis943 Rookie Join Date: May 2010 Location: Greece Age: 19 Posts: 9	Tidus thank you so much for your answers! Haha that trick with the time machine is awesome! Can you please tell us more about the edit town mode? How much has it changed? How the lot placement system works? Do we have presized lots like in Sims 2? (e.x 20x20 30x30 etc) Thanks

10-05-2010, 07:07 PM	#95 (permalink)
thesimling Forum Guru Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Space, Universe 2.09, Milky Way, Earth. Posts: 2,488 Blog Entries: 3	That's hilarious! __________________ I'm the Simling. I am a small Simaniac. I am concentrated, you could say.

10-05-2010, 07:19 PM	#96 (permalink)
Tidus Forum Guru Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: A Mental Asylum Age: 17 Posts: 2,426	@Hraklis943 I didn't personally check out the new Edit Town, but Grant did show us. And it looks all very easy, I don't think they've changed it that much but they've re-done the pop-up messages and sorted them out into one small box in the corner, with different catagories. Which was a neat tool! __________________ Why is it that we crave the praise from people who least deserve it?

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Simlish3 Forum Junkie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: southampton Age: 23 Posts: 3,984	Hurray!! The laundry system!! Well done EA! x __________________ Ever walk into a room and wonder why you went in there? That's God playing sims, and he just cancelled your action...

10-05-2010, 07:28 PM	#99 (permalink)
Kittana514 Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 18	Oh - I forgot to ask about disasters - did you experience any earthquakes or meteor showers, or did Grant show that?

10-05-2010, 07:32 PM	#100 (permalink)
Tidus Forum Guru Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: A Mental Asylum Age: 17 Posts: 2,426	Hraklis, not of the gameplay, no unfortunately . Kittana, Grant told us about meteors (and the new "death by meteor" ) and earthquakes. He showed us a small house fire (what the scale of the event was totally random). __________________ Why is it that we crave the praise from people who least deserve it?